'Only Murders In The Building' Brings Upper West Side To Hulu

Upper West Side NY

31 August, 2021

2:53 PM

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UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Hulu released three episodes of "Only Murders In The Building" on Tuesday. Upper West Siders will have a particular interest in the anticipated show for its central filming location, The Belnord building at 225 West 86th Street. That is the eye-catching building with the massive entryway and gate between Broadway and Amsterdam on 86th Street. An image of the entryway to The Belnord on the Upper West Side. Google Maps The Belnord was designated as a New York City landmark in 1966 and is one of the rare NYC buildings where a car can enter and do a loop around the courtyard to exit. The building is known as The Arconia in the Hulu show. "Only Murders in the Building" is a series with 10 episodes about three strangers living in an Upper West Side building who share an obsession with true crimes only to find themselves suddenly part of one. The three strangers are played by Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short. The Belnord building isn't the only recognizable Upper West Side destination in the show, according to Untapped New York. The Dakota Building on West 72nd Street and Central Park West, where John Lennon lived and was shot and killed in front of, is in the show, as well as many recognizable shots of Broadway near West 86th Street, Untapped New York reports. While Hulu released three episodes of "Only Murders In The Building" on Tuesday, the rest of the episodes will come out once a week at 3 a.m on the given day. Here is the release schedule as we know it so far: Episode 1: August 31Episode 2: August 31Episode 3: August 31Episode 4: September 7Episode 5: September 14Episode 6: September 21Episode 7: September 28Episode 8: October 5